Sports

Ahead of FIBA Asia Cup 2021 pre-qualifier in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Bhutan Basketball Federation (BBF) has placed its pre-qualifier hope on the young and reformed squad. The national basketball team will play one of the highest levels of regional or continental competition when they open their FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Pre-qualifiers …

Come August Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) will host the second edition of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-15 Women’s Championship at Changlingmithang national stadium in Thimphu. The championship that crowned the host, Bangladesh, as the champions in inaugural edition last year in December played four teams from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, …

Led by veteran national goalkeeper Pushpalal Sharma and the defense line made strong after signing three international players from Nepal, Paro Football Club humbled Paro United FC 18-2 aggregate to play BOB national league 2018. The win confirmed Paro FC with the only one spot dzongkhag has to play in …

Luzhniki Stadium in Russia, also one of the largest stadiums in Europe that hosted Olympic games in 1980, came to life when it hosted the World Cup 2018 opening events Thursday. The World Cup 2018 will see 32 teams from across the world play in 11 different cities of Russia. …

After three days of training at the international friendship camp in Moscow, Russia along with the young ambassadors from 211 countries, Sonam Rigzin played Football for Friendship (F4F) World Championship on June 12 at Sapsan Arena. The championship saw 32 different teams of young players from across the world competing …

Unlike in the past, playoff rounds will now be conducted between local clubs in Paro and Phuentsholing dzongkhags to qualify for the BoB National League in Thimphu. Save for Thimphu, the lone clubs from Paro, Phuentsholing and Punakha, automatically qualified for the national league until last year. With more than …

Gyalpoizhing Central School (GCS) team won the veteran football match that was held at the Mongar public ground over the last two weeks. In the finals played on June 11, team GCS scored four goals against team Mongar Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). Since both the teams were equally strong, the …

Sherubtse College FC defeated Penchhas FC 5-3 to become the champions of the first Chancellor’s Cup tournament in Kanglung on June 9. As a precautionary measure, the game started on a much slower pace compared to the previous games. While Penchhas focused on building their game around their new striker, …

Besides having a well-established multi-sports complex in the dzongkhag, not many tournaments are held for sports like basketball, volleyball and badminton. Save for evenings where a regular group of badminton players use the complex, the sports hall remains almost unused throughout the day. Budget constraints are the biggest challenge to …

Archery enthusiasts in Trashigang were in for a treat as an archer from Sikkim, Gyaltsen Lachungpa, hit a series of karays in the ongoing Druk Premier League tournament in Trashigang on June 5. Gyaltsen Lachungpa hit a total of 20 karays yesterday breaking his own record of 19 karays during the first match …